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Outdoor digital signage in Austria
We came across an interesting article about an outdoor LCDs that is able to cope in different weather conditions.
Screen NT has installed a 42in outdoor LCD display to cope with the snow and ice of an Austrian winter. The display not only has to deal with the extreme Austrian winter but the hot temperatures in the summer as well.
The LCD display is installed at the Hotel Tirolerhof in the town of Zell am Ziller, in the Tirol region of the Austrian Alps.
Transreflective screen harnessess the sun to increase the brightness f the picture while a filter system protects the liquid crystals from the sun’s IR and UV rays. The unit also features an automatic air-conditioning system to ensure safe operating temperatures are maintainined throughout the year.
Article and Image Source: avinteractive.com.uk
Category: Digital Signage Blog News, Featured Post
Happy B’day Jayden – from the Advertise Me team
Today is Jayden’s birthday (the son of one of our staff members) – he turned 1 so the Advertise Me team wanted to wish him a “HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!”. Now, grow up quick so that you can be part of the advertise me team, this shirt might be too big for you now but you’ll grow into it soon.
Here’s the cake that one of your aunties made (thanks Lilia), its one of the best cakes that I have ever seen.
Category: Digital Signage Blog News
Digital Signage Products: The Green Factor
With the increasing focus for businesses to help reduce global warming, what measures are we taking to ensure our digital signage solution is “environmentally friendly”?
As new technology is being developed, most manufacturers are designing digital signage products which will help reduce power consumption.
Generally for a digital signage solution one would need a screen and also a digital signage player (can be a PC, a small form factor embedded PC, or digital signage player).
When implementing a digital signage solution one should consider the following:
- the average power consumption of a plasma screen is 350 watts compared to LCD 213 watts
- the average power consumption of a PC is 78 watts compared to an embedded PC 8 watts (linutop)
If power efficiency is what you’re after, take note of the following:
- use screens, in particular LCD’s that consume less power
- screens uses power even when they’re not turned on!!! The standby power uses several watts. The best thing to do is to turn the device from the power point.
- decrease the LCD’s backlight. Most LCD’s these days have the option to control the intensity of the backlight but by doing so it makes the LCD screen less bright.
- use software tools to automatically shut down your digital signage player and screen rather than leaving it on 24/7
If you have any further ideas on how to futher save power, please let us know or discuss it on our digital signage forum.
Category: Digital Signage Blog News